1 Week 40, Day 1: Monday, 5 October 2009 Isaiah

1 Week 40, Day 1: Monday, 5 October 2009 Isaiah 55, 56 Are you thirsty? (55:1) Who are God’s people? (56:3, 6-8) How do you leave a legacy? (56:5) Proverbs 5 How does wisdom and discretion go together? (5:1, 2) What is one critical step to resisting temptation and avoiding sin? (5:8) What are the practical consequences of sin in your life? (5:14, 23) Hebrews 13 How does God feel about marriage? (13:4) Why should you be content in every situation? (13:5, 6) How do Christians offer sacrifices to the Lord? (13:15, 16) Week 40, Day 2: Tuesday, 6 October 2009 Isaiah 57, 58 Who does the world mourn most, the righteous or the famous? How did the world respond to Princess Dianna’s death on 31 August 1997? How did the world respond to Mother Theressa’s death five days later? (57:1) What is the fate of many children born from sin and lust? (57:5) For whom is there hope? (57:15) For whom is there no peace? (57:21) In what way does God command us to worship Him? (58; compare with John 4, Hebrews 13:15, 16) Proverbs 6

2 How important are the traits of humility, self-discipline, honesty, temperance, and purity to a Christian? (6) Compare 6:27, 28 with Proverbs 5:8. James 1 Why should we rejoice under trials? (1:2-4) Where is wisdom obtained? (1:5; see also Proverbs 9:10) How does the Bible describe a Christian who lacks faith? (1:6-8; compare with Hebrews 11) Compare 1:15 with Proverbs 5 and 6. How does James 1:19-21 relate with everything you have been reading in Proverbs all year? Compare James 1:22-27 with Isaiah 58. Week 40, Day 3: Wednesday, 7 October 2009 Isaiah 59, 60 What is life like for those who turn their backs on God? (59) What is God’s purpose for Zion? (60:16) Proverbs 7 What is the connection between the eye, fingers, and heart described in 7:2, 3? James 2 Do you show favoritism? Does your church? (2:1) Are you a messenger of mercy? (2:12, 13) What is evidence of faith? (2:18) What is the condition of faith without action? (2:26) Week 40, Day 4: Thursday, 8 October 2009

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Isaiah 61, 62 Why has God filled you with His Holy Spirit? (61) How do God’s people glorify the Lord today before a watching world? (62) Proverbs 8 What is the relationship between wisdom and truth? Can the wise have anything to do with falsehood? (8:7) What is the relationship between wisdom, prudence, and discretion? (8:12) How do the wise feel about evil, arrogance, and coarse language? (8:13) How much pain in life is self-induced? (8:36) James 3 How powerful is the tongue, and how important is it to control it? What do the Proverbs offer on this subject? (3:1-12) What should be the fruit of your wisdom? (3:13, 17, 18) What is at the root of sin? (3:16) Week 40, Day 5: Friday, 9 October 2009 Isaiah 63, 64 Do you proclaim God’s goodness to those around you? (63:7) Do have rest in the Spirit of the Lord? (63:14) What is the purpose of God’s blessings in your life? (63:14) Compare 63:17 with James 1:13-14. Can man be righteous by his own merit? (64:6) Proverbs 9 How do the proud and arrogant respond differently to counsel and instruction than

4 the wise and humble? (9:9) James 4 What causes fights and quarrels? (4:1-3) How important is humility to your relationship with God? (4:7-10) Compare 4:13, 14 with Proverbs 3:28, Proverbs 27:1, and Matthew 6:34. Week 40, Day 6: Saturday, 10 October 2009 Isaiah 65, 66 Who took the initiative in your relationship with the Lord? (65:1) What are people pursuing who are not pursuing the Lord? (65:2) Why are some destined for destruction? (65:12) When will peace come to mankind? (65:17-25) Who does the Lord esteem? (66:2) Will there be a final judgment? (66:16, 17) Proverbs 10 Compare 10:8 with Proverbs 9:9 What covers over all wrongs? (10:12) What brings ruin to the foolish? (10:14) Compare 10:19-21 with James 3:1-12 Psalm 115, 116 Who will the Lord bless? (115:13) Have you called upon the Lord to save you? (116:4) Is your soul at rest in God’s salvation? (116:7)

5 Week 40, Day 7: Sunday, 11 October 2009 Jeremiah 1-3 When did God first know you? (1:5) Will God call you out of your comfort zone to serve Him? (1:6, 7) What were the two sins Israel committed? (2:13) To what does the Bible compare the unfaithful? (3) Proverbs 11 What is required for wisdom? (11:2) Compare 11:3 with James 1:6-8. What brings down the wicked? (11:5) Psalms 117, 118 Why do you suppose nothing more was added to Psalm 117? Does your faith make you fearless? (118)